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Tosto Vocab 5
Term | Definition |
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Fop | An excessively fashion-conscious man |
Imprecation | A curse |
Non Sequitur | Something that does not logically follow |
Sanguine | Cheerful, optimistic |
Bowdlerize | To remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc |
Impair | To weaken; to cause to become worse |
Panegyric | An expression of praise |
Quandary | A puzzling situation; a dilemma |
Ebullient | Enthusiastic |
Deference | Respect; consideration |
Carnal | Relating to physical appetite, especially sexual |
Nebulous | Hazy, vague, uncertain |
Rakish | Carefree, dashing; jaunty |
Elegy | A sad or mournful poem |
Pedantic | Tending to show off one's learning |